Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	272% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230731
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '23 at 16:36
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$129 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 165 2-Core 313 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 907 90% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 238 Reflection 216 Parallax 230 194% 228 fps	Gravity 156 Splatting 140 130% 148 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 551GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1347 1557 1462 1565 1621 1638 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,290 Write 2,245 Mixed 2,285 SusWrite 1,532 470% 2,088 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 55.5 4K Mixed 55.8 192% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,045 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 330 313% 515 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 526%
Transcend SSD320 512GB-$324 126 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 396GB free Firmware: 5.4.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 185 197 201 198 188 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 371 Write 294 Mixed 285 SusWrite 188 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 14.7 4K Mixed 15.7 61% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 71.4 DQ Mixed 87.5 75% 114 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 59%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 61GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 982 701 733 718 727 726 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 289 Write 412 Mixed 177 SusWrite 764 94% 411 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 42 85% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,100 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 268 286% 502 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 225GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 147 150 132 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 120 Write 115 Mixed 116 SusWrite 141 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 265% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 627GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 155 151 150 153 155 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 158 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 151 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 36.6 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 35.3 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 37: 0P 5R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	10%	62	214	58	100	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3201 Q32G1WG4

History: Score 24: 0P 4R 1G 1B | Score 37: 0P 5R 3G 3B

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 248%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	172x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	108x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	71x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16